Hiera

Hiera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Division: Ditrysia
Family: Arctiidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Arctiini
Subtribe: Arctiina
Genus: Hiera
Druce in Godman & Salvin, 1885
Species: H. gyge
Binomial name
Hiera gyge
Druce, 1885

Hiera is a genus of moths in the family Arctiidae. It contains the single species Hiera gyge, which is found in Panama.[1]

Etymology

Hiera is Greek for a temple or sacred place.[2]

References

  1. Hiera at funet
  2. hiera.. Dictionary.com, retrieved 9 April 2010

External links

Look up hiera in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.